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A Goucher College student was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver in Towson Saturday afternoon, Baltimore County Police said.

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope were able to capture an “ethereal” view of a region inside a nearby dwarf galaxy where stars are forming.

David Boykin, 28, known best around Baltimore by his stage name President Davo, was fatally shot Friday in East Baltimore just south of Clifton Park, police confirmed Monday.

The passenger rail company will begin clearing the way for two emergency ventilation facilities in mid-November.

Many were standing outside the gates of M&T Bank Stadium after the concert started. And an interactive map from the Maryland Department of Transportation showed gridlock around the venue.

Hours before first pitch, fans young and old danced to music, cracked open drinks and toasted to the Orioles.

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Rev. Kobi Little of the Baltimore NAACP called for the resignation of two city housing officials and said that Mayor Brandon Scott “needs to either step up and lead or step aside” following a fire at a vacant building that damaged the organization’s offices.

A second water sample taken Tuesday from Druid Lake Reservoir has tested negative for the parasite cryptosporidium.

The city health initiative offers COVID vaccines to adults without insurance or whose insurance doesn’t cover the cost.

Federal charges against Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr. of Arnold, then a senior member of the Pentagon’s communications staff, and his Glen Burnie barber, detail their roles in an alleged dog fighting ring that operated via encrypted text messages and a private message board. They just don’t explain how this could have gone on so long.

State watchdogs are asking whether Mohammed Choudhury’s use of the Signal app shielded discussions of state business from public record, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.

The plaintiffs describe systemic physical, sexual and psychological abuse spanning decades within Maryland’s juvenile justice system.

“They’re not really happy that we wanted a union. They’ve been using illegal tactics to stop our union campaign,” said Sally Yoo, a nurse at Saint Agnes who is part of the union’s organizing committee.

Who helps when lives are shattered by everyday gun violence? When death arrives at your doorstep, who helps you make the next day seem possible? On Oct. 10, two small organizations will ask Annapolis that question again, this time after a mass shooting in June.

How safe is the drinking water in Baltimore right now? How did Baltimore discover cryptosporidium in the water? We answer those questions and more.

The poll of 711 registered Baltimore voters was conducted by phone, both landline and mobile, between Sept. 19 and Sept. 23.

By the end of 2023, Annapolis and Gaithersburg will have IKEA stores, but they’re a little different from what customers are used to.

Efforts are underway around Maryland to confront the reality that more than 6,500 Black Americans were lynched in the United States between 1865 and 1950. At least 38 of the victims were in Maryland.

Harborplace's developer did not say when demolition will happen, but they will continue to engage with community members as part of its 12-month “design phase."